C-COR Introduces the S2R Node as Low Cost Solution to Drive Broadband Services Deeper Into the Network.

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BroadBand Plus 2002

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002

C-COR.net Corp. (Nasdaq:CCBL), a global provider of broadband communications products, software systems, and services, today announced the introduction of the S2R Single Output Node. The S2R, in combination with C-COR's CHP Max5000 Converged Headend Platform, offers a system solution to launch HSD, VOD, PVR, and VoIP deeper into the HFC network for broadband network operators who want to limit expenditures on fiber or have limited installed fiber from the headend or hub to the node.

The features of the S2R that drive its cost benefit to the operator include:

-- GaAs technology that enables high-level RF outputs and gain, thereby flexible, accommodating system design variations with fewer actives per mile.

-- 1550 CWDM return transmitter option that facilitates daisy-chaining multiple S2R nodes to reduce fiber count and lower expenditures in return optical receivers.

-- Compact size that, combined with C-COR's 2RU, 10-slot CHP Max5000 Converged Headend Platform, can save 25 to 150 percent of headend/hub rack space.

-- Drop-in upgrades using C-COR's popular modular housings for a low-cost and compact solution in existing strand or pedestal installations.

The S2R node offers the flexibility to function as a single output node in fiber-deep architectures as well as a parallel sub-node in fiber-to-curb architectures with downstream RF amplifiers and fiber-to-the-last-active architectures. As a result, the S2R is an effective option for relieving overloaded RF cascades, increasing return bandwidth capability, expanding systems with limited fiber count, and designing new network rollouts with minimal fiber usage. For instance, if a large subscriber base leads to a bottleneck, the network operator can selectively redirect overloaded RF cascades through the S2R as an alternative to deploying a large segmentable node to free up bandwidth. S2R node segmentation options include co-locating the S2R with an existing node, replacing an existing network amplifier, or replacing an existing network line extender.

C-COR will have the S2R Node on display in its Booth #2901 at the CCTA (California Cable & Telecommunications Association) Broadband Plus 2002 Show in Anaheim, California on December 3-6, 2002. C-COR's S2R will be available for shipment during the first half of calendar year 2003.

About C-COR

C-COR (www.c-cor.net) is a leading provider of premium quality, globally-oriented digital transport, fiber optic, and RF telecommunication products; OSS management solutions; and high-end technical field services--all enabling cost-effective delivery of video, high-speed data, and voice over advanced HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) broadband networks. Headquartered in the U.S. with facilities worldwide, C-COR's mission is to provide our customers with second-to-none network integrity throughout the full network life cycle. C-COR's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (Symbol: CCBL) and is a component of the Russell 2000 Stock Index.

Some of the information presented in this announcement constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment regarding future events, and are based on currently available information. Although the Company believes it has a reasonable basis for these forward-looking statements, the Company cannot guarantee their accuracy and actual results may differ materially from those the Company anticipated due to a number of uncertainties, many of which the Company is not aware. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others, capital spending patterns of the communications industry, the Company's ability to integrate Philips Broadband Networks and other acquisitions, changes in regard to a significant customer, the demand for network integrity, the trend toward more fiber in the network, the Company's ability to develop new and enhanced products, the Company's ability to provide complete network solutions, continued industry consolidation, the development of competing technology, the global demand for the Company's products and services, and the Company's ability to achieve its strategic objectives. For additional information concerning these and other important factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from expectations and underlying assumptions, please refer to the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.